Coventry superintendent pauses elementary school realignment after multi‑month review

Superintendent Don Cowart told the Coventry School Committee on Dec. 12 that administration and a community planning committee reviewed multiple consolidation and redistricting models and concluded no new elementary realignment should be pursued now.

"We're not going to be pursuing any realignment of any of the elementary schools," Cowart said, explaining that deep staffing cuts made since last year left little opportunity to capture meaningful savings without major redistricting and wide student displacement.

The recommendation reflects roughly four months of work by a committee made up of building administrators, central‑office staff, teachers, parents and town officials. The committee tested models that included split grade configurations, moving one school into an early‑learning hub, and a larger consolidation commonly…